Introduction. Contextual frame ; The structure of the book.

Setting the scene. Foreign language learning: the learning of another language ; Foreign language learning in English language countries: a historically gendered area of study? ; Boys and girls participating in school-based foreign language learning: a statistical overview.

The gendering of languages education. Gender and schooling debates: focus on the boys ; Theoretical framing.

Boys talking. Background to the project and methodology ; The study.

Other boys talking. School A: Beaconsfield College ; School B: Pensborough College ; School C: St. Barnaby's College ; Summary.

Teachers talking. Nature or nurture?

Girls talking about boys. Girls' talk.

Reading between the lines. Reconnecting with theory ; Our research questions.

Changing thinking, transforming action. Navigating new times in old style: the outer frame ; The school curriculum and administration frame ; The teaching and learning frame ; The inner boys-languages frame: boy-friendly pedagogy?